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Repeal HIV Criminalization Laws to End the Epidemic & for Racial Justice

For Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, let us stand in solidarity and work to repeal all HIV criminalization laws, Jose Abrigo and Carl Baloney Jr. write.

World AIDS Day events held around the globe

Communities across the globe are marking World AIDS Day with vigils, workshops, protests, and calls for increased prevention and treatment programs. In the United States, President Bush saluted gays for their HIV education and prevention work and touted the success of his administration in fighting the disease.

Ryan White's Mother Wants Meeting With Mike Huckabee to Discuss His AIDS Comments

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee's 15-year-old comments that AIDS patients should have been isolated have so alarmed the mother of Ryan White, the teenager whose life-ending battle with AIDS in the 1980s engrossed the United States, that she has asked for a meeting. ''I would be very willing to meet with them,'' the former Arkansas governor responded Tuesday while campaigning in Iowa. ''I would tell them we've come a long way in research, in treatment.'' The Republican front-runner in Iowa's January 3 caucuses stood by his 1992 comments in a broadcast interview Sunday, infuriating Jeanne White-Ginder, the late teen's mother and a board member of the AIDS Institute.

Decriminalization of Gay Sex Boosts Global HIV Response: Report

A new study by UNDP, GNP+, and O’Neill Institute links legal reforms with improved HIV prevention and treatment, highlighting the critical role of decriminalizing same-sex relationships in public health.

AIDS Educators, World Leaders Commemorate World AIDS Day

Monday, December 1, marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day, and on the eve of Barack Obama's inauguration, AIDS educators and health professionals the world over are looking forward to a new direction and renewed dedication in fighting the world epidemic.